Jessica Christina Jones

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God has called another beautiful angel home. Jessica Christina Jones lived in Tulalip, WA and passed away on April 9, 2014 in Seattle, Washington at the age of 25. She was born in Everett, Washington on August 1, 1988 to Ralph D. Jones III and Pam Blount. Jessica was born to a fisherman. She helped her dad fishing, loved to draw, country music and her cats. She attended school in Marysville, Washington. She enjoyed her culture; working with her dad clam digging, fishing, canning, berry picking and planting trees. People found Jessica to be sassy, with a great sense of humor. She will be deeply missed by her family and friends. She loved the family vacations every summer to Uncle Deans and Aunt Marilyns farm in North Dakota so she could watch him milk the cows and go for rides on his quad. She always enjoyed Grandma Lyla’s dumpling soup. Jessica is survived by her mother, Pam Blount; stepfather Butch Blount; grandmother, Lyla Skaggs and Popa Harry Dishman; she leaves her son Aiden Echo Mather; brother, Cody Blount; and sister, Sonia (George) SoHappy; Aunts Kimberly Skaggs, Rae Anne (Mike) Gobin, Karen (Steve) Gobin; uncle Jimmy Jones (Kristie Lawrence); nieces Kylee, Kira and Kaliyah SoHappy, nephew Koli SoHappy; as well as cousins Shelby Cleveland, Justine Jones and Natosha Gobin; Brent, Ron, Josh Cleveland, Kevin (Lani) Jones, Steven Gobin Jr. and Brian Jones Jr. ; great aunts and uncles, Jane Wright, Herman Williams, Clyde and Maxine Williams, Arley and Charlene Williams, Marilyn Tietz, Harry and Shirley Schmidt, Scharlotte Walter; special cousins Felicia Stripling, Who was also like a sister; And many other cousins. Jessica is preceded in death by her father, Ralph D. Jones III; grandparents Dorraine and Ralph D. Jones Jr. Grandpa Hubert Skaggs; great grandparents, Ralph and Edith Jones and Lawrence and Christina (Daisy) Williams; great-great grandmother, Lena Harrison; great aunt, Genevieve Williams; great uncle, Darrell Ray Jones; and cousins Kevin Jones; and Nathan Cleveland. Viewing will take place at 1 p.m. on April 14, 2014 at Schaefer-Shipman Funeral Home in Marysville. An Interfaith Service to celebrate Jessica’s life will be held at 6:00 p.m. 2014 at Tulalip Tribal Gym.. Funeral Services to be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at the Tulalip Tribes Gym followed by burial service at the Mission Beach Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to Schaefer-Shipman Funeral Home.